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Patent GB-2527830-A (GB)
Title: Waste processing apparatus
Inventor: PARKINSON DAVID JOHN
IPC: C10B53/07
Filed: 2014-07-03
Abstract: There is disclosed waste processing apparatus 100 comprising: a pyrolyser 300; and a feed assembly 200 comprising: a feed duct 204, 206 and a variable pitch feed screw 232 disposed within the feed duct for conveying waste from a waste inlet 210, 224 to a waste outlet 210, 224 of the feed duct 204, 206; wherein the pitch of the feed screw 232 reduces along its length in a direction from the waste inlet to the waste outlet so that in use waste received in the feed duct 204, 206 is compacted as it is conveyed from the waste inlet to the waste outlet. There is also disclosed waste processing apparatus 100 comprising a pyrolyser 300; and a feed assembly 200 comprising: a feed duct 204, 206; a feed screw 212, 232 disposed within the feed duct 204, 206 for conveying waste from a waste inlet to a waste outlet of the feed duct 204, 206; a rotary drive 240 for causing the feed screw 212, 232 to convey waste from the waste inlet to the waste outlet; a rotational resistance sensor 244 for monitoring a parameter relating to resistance to rotation; and a rotary drive controller 242 configured to cause the rotary-output-speed of the rotary drive 240 to reduce when the monitored parameter indicates excessive resistance to rotation.
Patent GB-2520408-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for and method of optimally adjusting the scan rate of scan beams generated by a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader having an array
Inventor: GRIESMANN DANIEL S
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: Retail items movable from an inventory location at a retail venue (such as a shop) 102 through a portal (or door) 100 to a retail exit are automatically tracked. The items are individually associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags 104, 106. An RFID tag reader has an array of antennas 10 for generating a multitude of scan beams at an adjustable scan rate. A first set of the beams covers the inventory location, and a second set of the beams covers the portal to determine an exit characteristic of the items (e.g. the number of items that have exited the retail venue). A point-of-sale workstation, or check-out, 108 at the retail venue is operative, independently of the tag reader, for determining a sold characteristic of the items (e.g. the number of items that have been sold). A controller 12 dynamically adjusts the scan rate of the first and second sets of scan beams to an optimal scan rate as a function of the determined exit and sold characteristics.
Patent GB-2522519-A (GB)
Title: An image pickup apparatus and control method
Inventor: TAKEUCHI KENJI
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2014-11-26
Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a shake detecting unit configured to detect a shake of the image pickup apparatus and optical correcting units 203, 204 configured to move in a direction different from an optical axis so as to correct optically an image shake. Position detecting units 201, 201 are configured to detect a position of the optical correcting units and output position detection signals. A controlling unit is configured to control the optical correcting units. A range for detecting a position of a first position detecting unit is different from that of a second position detecting unit. This range may relate to an amplification factor of Hall signals of a position detecting signal amplifier and results in a different resolution for detecting the positions of the two position detecting units. The sensors may relate to the pitch and yaw directions of correcting lenses 103, 113.
Patent GB-2534188-A (GB)
Title: Alignment aid
Inventor: ROBERT HAYCOCK
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2015-01-16
Abstract: Alignment aid 10 for golfers which provides a reference means for ensuring optimal positioning of the feet, relative both to each other and a golf ball, for a given club selection. The alignment aid 10 comprises a foot-positioning rail 12; a ball-positioning rail 14; and linking arms 16a, 16b, 18a, 18b that are pivotably coupled to the respective rails 12, 14 so as to interconnect them and maintain them in a selected spaced apart, parallel alignment. The alignment aid 10 is adjustable between: a fully expanded condition; a partially collapsed condition; and a fully collapsed condition in which the respective rails and linking arms are arranged in a fully overlapped configuration for storage or transport. The foot and ball positioning rails 12, 14 can have visible, coloured-coded, graduated markings. Bracing members 32, 34, 42, 44 may be connectable between each linking arm 16a, 16b, 18a, 18b and its adjacent rail or ball positioning rail 12, 14.
Patent GB-2523911-A (GB)
Title: Modular sighting assembly and method
Inventor: TEETZEL JAMES W
IPC: F41G3/06
Filed: 2015-03-02
Abstract: A laser sighting system 100 comprises a fixed section 110 having a fastener to provide a rigid connection to a weapon, and a gimbal or turret section 112 rotatably attached to the fixed section 110 and containing a laser assembly 160. The sighting system 100 includes an onboard ballistics computer which receives range information from a rangefinder 120, e.g. via cable 138, calculates a trajectory and, using a motor (220, fig.8) disposed within the fixed section 110, automatically rotates the pointing laser to the proper angle for causing the trajectory path of a fired projectile to intersect with the position of the target. The laser sighting system may be used with a grenade launcher 124. The system may also be used in a standalone mode, e.g. with a standalone grenade launcher, in which case target distance information may be entered manually by the user.
Patent GB-2525970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to wing seals
Inventor: ALMOND MARK
IPC: B65D63/08
Filed: 2015-03-10
Abstract: A wing seal 20 for securing banding is fabricated from a one-piece pressing 21 by bending the pressing 21 so that opposite edges 26 of the pressing 21 abut one another along a cut 34 running the full length of the wing seal 20. This defines a closed channel 31 at one end and an open channel at an opposite end, the open channel having two opposing side walls that respectively define two wings 32. Opposite edges 23 of the side walls 33 of the wing seal 20 between the closed channel 31 and the wings 32 arc inwardly of the side walls 33. In use, this means that the load borne by the wing seal 20 is distributed over the length of the arcs 23 and the abutting edges 34 of the wing seal 20 are covered and thereby fixed in position. Preferably, the closed channel 31 comprises a face embossed with a bowtie pattern 27. Such a wing seal 20 can be made from a stainless steel pressing 21 that is only 0.70 mm thick without loss of strength but with consequent cost savings. Banding 35 in combination with one or more wing seals 20 is also provided.
Patent GB-2525313-A (GB)
Title: Downhole mills and improved cutting structures
Inventor: WRIGHT CHARLES LEONARD
IPC: E21B29/06
Filed: 2013-09-25
Abstract: A drill bit (10) for cutting through a downhole metal structure includes a bit body (12) having a central axis (11) and a bit face (20). The bit body is configured to rotate about the central axis in a cutting direction. In addition, the bit includes a cutting structure (15) disposed on the bit face. The cutting structure includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades (16) and a plurality of primary cutter elements (40) mounted to each blade. Each primary cutter element has a forward- facing primary cutting face (44). Each primary cutter element is made of a whisker ceramic composite.
Patent GB-2529033-A (GB)
Title: Carriage assembly and head position adjustment mechanism
Inventor: SEKINO TAKESHI
IPC: B41J25/308
Filed: 2015-06-08
Abstract: The present invention provides a mechanism that improves accuracy for positioning a head relative to a carriage, and easily performs positional adjustment for the head. A carriage unit 100 includes a first carriage structure 110 and a second carriage structure 120. The first carriage structure 110 includes a first sliding face 115 that can slide along a guide shaft 11, and a head mounted on the first carriage structure 110. The second carriage structure 120 includes a second sliding face 125 that slides along the guide shaft 11, and holds the first carriage structure 110 to allow positional adjustment for the first carriage structure 110 in a predetermined direction in which a position where the first sliding face 115 contacts the guide shaft 11 is to be shifted. During positional adjustment a portion of the first sliding face 115 that contacts the guide member 11 changes. A gap G1 between the head and sheet P is adjusted by performing the positional adjustment. There may be an elastic member 129 arranged to prevent the first and second structures 110, 120 from separating from each other during linear sliding.
Patent GB-2532838-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring system with position detection
Inventor: KOJI HAYASHIDE
IPC: G08B13/183
Filed: 2015-08-27
Abstract: A monitoring system 1 comprising an opposed mode sensor device S with a first height detection sensor 2 including a plurality of pairs of first projectors T1-T10 and first receivers R1-R10 opposed to each other that detects an intruder M by blocking a plurality of sensing paths extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and determines the intruder height H. A second height detection sensor 3 includes a single second projector T1a and a plurality of second receivers opposed to the second projector and detects a second intruder height measurement by blocking a plurality of sensing paths extending in an oblique direction from one side of the monitored area to the other side. A controller 5, comprising position detector 7, intrusion detector 6, alarm 8, and camera control, performs a calculation by using a trigonometric function on the basis of the distance measured within the monitored area to calculate the position of the intruder in the security area; A camera 4 captures an image of part of the monitored area.
Patent GB-2545626-A (GB)
Title: Cross-linkable charge transport materials
Inventor: MATTHEW ALDRED
IPC: H01L51/00
Filed: 2015-10-16
Abstract: A compound of Formula (I); Wherein A optionally represents phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl or two phenyl rings linked by a C­1-C8 alkyl linker; B1 and B2 are independently selected groups of the formula (Y1)n-L-(Y2)m-X; C is a group of formula (Z1)p-M-(Z2)q-E; D is a group of formula (W1)r-N-(W2)s-F; wherein Y1, Y2, Z1, Z2, W1 and W2 are each independently selected from O, CO2- and CH2O; n, m, p, q, r and s are independently selected from 0 and 1; L is independently a C2-C14 straight chain alkyl; M and N are independently C1-C14 straight chain alkyl; each X is independently a cross-linkable group; E comprises a charge transport group; F comprises a charge transport or light emitter group; wherein E does not contain a fluorene group other than those that form part of a spirobifluorenearylamine motif. Formula (II) represents the preferred embodiment. Compounds useful in forming conductive and/or electroluminescent polymers, for use in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices or organic field-effect transistors (OFET).
Patent GB-2547623-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for cleaning elevated windows and gutters
Inventor: LUCIAN IVAN
IPC: F16L37/248
Filed: 2015-11-20
Abstract: The present invention is a tubular stiff rod member assembled from a plurality of similar tubular rod sections 1a. The rod section 1a can taper continuously and uniformly from a male end 2b to a female end 3a. The taper is selected so that when the male end 2b of one rod section is inserted into the female end 3a of a second rod section, the first and second rod section are constrained to overlap by a limited predetermined distance. A first coupling part 6 is attached adjacent a female end 3a of each rod section, and the second coupling part 9 is attached a predetermined distance from the male end 2b of each rod section. The first and second coupling parts cooperate to prevent the joined rod sections from jamming together or unintentionally pulling apart. The coupling parts can take the form of a pin projecting from one coupling part and engaging with a track formed in the other coupling part, and are engaged and disengaged via longitudinal and rotational movements. A spring means can be incorporated to discourage unintentional relevant longitudinal movement.
Patent GB-2545432-A (GB)
Title: Organic electronic device fabrication method
Inventor: GRAHAM ANDERSON
IPC: H01L51/56
Filed: 2015-12-15
Abstract: A method of producing an Organic Electronic Device comprising a substrate, an anode, a cathode and a light emitting layer (LEL) is described in which the thickness of the LEL is adjusted so that each pixel of a given color displays substantially the same total resistance value. The adjustment of the LEL thickness is preferably carried out by printing corresponding amounts of ink in order to obtain the targeted thickness at each pixel of a given color resulting in the targeted total resistance value.
Patent GB-2545686-A (GB)
Title: Fluid transfer article
Inventor: MELANIE CLAIRE TAYLOR
IPC: F16L1/16
Filed: 2015-12-22
Abstract: A tubular fluid transport pipe, made from a moulded plastics material, comprising a body 12 having concentric, parallel, inner and outer walls 14, 16 with a female threaded connector 18 at one end and a male threaded part 24 at the opposite end. Adjacent to the female connection there is an internal step, including a radially extending surface 20. Bordering the male joint there is an end wall 26 defining a radially extending surface with the male part being engageable, in use, with the female connector of an adjacent similar component (10, Fig. 2). The attached component may comprise a T-joint (30, Fig. 3) or a flexible seal. The bendable seal may be of a bellows-like form (32, Fig. 4).
Patent GB-2533502-A (GB)
Title: Device-centric media prioritization systems and methods
Inventor: MILKO BOIC
IPC: H04N21/63
Filed: 2014-09-08
Abstract: In a system comprising media files resident on various devices which can interconnect and provide indices of their media library content, an organization method may provide an aggregate view of the media library of all connected devices ordering the media library contents of various connected devices from the point of view of the device from which the view of the aggregate library will be shown. This point-of-access-centric view of the library is formed by prioritizing significance or permanency or remoteness of the connected devices from the perspective of the viewing device. The content sort order is then boosted based on the device's priority.
Patent GB-2548801-A (GB)
Title: A system for machining a surface
Inventor: ALUN REECE
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2016-03-21
Abstract: An automated system comprising; a machining tool, e.g. a milling spindle 600 and a rotary cutter 610, for machining a surface; a robotic arm 400 for manipulating the machining tool; an imaging system 700 for determining the geometry of the surface to be machined. The system may be temporarily mounted to the damaged surface using mount 500. The system may determine the desired geometry of the surface, and direct the machining tool to reshape the surface as such; this may include machining recesses for prefabricated modules to be inserted, such that they reshape the surface to the desired geometry. The desired geometry may be determined by a CAD (computer aided design) model. The embodiment is directed towards a portable system for machining the damaged surfaces of wind turbine blades, aircraft wings, fuselages, or boat hulls, prior to their repair.
Patent GB-2537489-A (GB)
Title: Real-time risk prediction during drilling operations
Inventor: Serkan Dursun
IPC: G06N5/04
Filed: 2013-10-25
Abstract: Systems and methods for real-time risk prediction during drilling operations using real-time data from an uncompleted well, a trained coarse layer model and a trained fine layer model for each respective layer of the trained coarse layer model. In addition to using the systems and methods for real-time risk prediction, the systems and methods may also be used to monitor other uncompleted wells and to perform a statistical analysis of the duration of each risk level for the monitored well.
Patent GB-2551770-A (GB)
Title: Chip scale LED packaging method
Inventor: SHU-HUNG LIN
IPC: H05B33/10
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A chip scale LED packaging method having the following steps: clamping an upper mould 10, with a plurality of through holes 11, to a plate-shaped lower mould 20; allowing the bottoms of the through holes of the upper mould to be sealed by the lower mould; placing chips 30 one by one into each sealed through hole; pouring encapsulation gel 40 into each sealed through hole; curing the encapsulation gel; separating the upper mould from the lower mould; and separating the encapsulated chips from the through holes of the upper mold. In this manner, a number of individual chip scale LED packages are obtained. The encapsulated chips may be removed from the upper mould with a blanking die 70. The blanking die pushes the encapsulated chips out of the through holes in the upper mould, as shown in figure 14.
Patent GB-2552704-A (GB)
Title: Biomolecule preservation
Inventor: ASEL SARTBAEVA
IPC: C12N11/14
Filed: 2016-08-04
Abstract: The present invention provides a way to capture a biomolecule such as a protein, virus enzyme or antibody in one or more layers of covalently bonded amorphous silica, forming a cage or shell which preserves the shape of the protein and prevents denaturation caused by heat and/or aging and/or non-physiological conditions, through unfolding and loss of secondary and/or higher order structure. The method of encapsulation requires hydrolysis of a silica precursor in the presence of an aqueous solution of biomolecule. The invention may be applied to the preservation of vaccines so that they may be provided in a gastric resistant form or as a dry form suitable for preservation without maintaining a cold-chain. The biomolecule may be released from the silica by the use of fluoride at acidic pH.
Patent GB-2552803-A (GB)
Title: A braking control system
Inventor: ALEKS IRINICS
IPC: B60T13/74
Filed: 2016-08-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a braking control system 10 for a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a brake pedal 2 that is pivotable using a brake lever to adjust the braking of said vehicle. The braking control system 10 comprises an actuator configured to couple to said brake pedal such that the actuator is operable to exert a force on said brake pedal 2 to adjust the braking of said vehicle. The actuator may be electric, pneumatic or hydraulic and may contain a gearing mechanism.
Patent GB-2553788-A (GB)
Title: Sight glass
Inventor: MARCEL VAN DIJK
IPC: H02B1/30
Filed: 2016-09-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a sight glass / inspection window for mounting in a hole, the hole being formed in a sheet material wall of a housing and having radially inwardly extending protrusions / tabs. The sight glass, 1, comprising a body with a central transparent part, 8, a mounting surface, 7, and a cylindrical wall, 3, arranged on and extending perpendicular from the mounting surface. A number of L-shaped slots, 5, are provided in the radially outer surface of the cylindrical wall. A gasket / O-ring, 6, is arranged on the mounting surface and encloses the cylindrical wall, and the body and cylindrical wall are formed from a monolithic transparent material. The hole is preferably formed in a sheet material wall of a switchgear housing. The gasket may be fused to the monolithic transparent material. The body may have a second surface opposite the mounting surface containing a plurality of holes. The holes may be adapted to receive a mounting tool.
Patent GB-2557660-A (GB)
Title: Method of managing resources of a network
Inventor: STEVEN DAVY
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: Managing network resources by mapping an end user device 12a, 12b to a resource profile, and using the profile to enforce rules to network elements to manage resources, such as bandwidth, available to the end user device 12a, 12b. The profile mapper may comprise a profile editor 104 for initially selecting a profile from a plurality of profiles, and a profile builder 102 for building profiles based on machine learnt patterns of behaviour, such as mobility speed and frequency, traffic type, average data usage. Behaviour information may be collected from a firewall 20, WLAN controller 24 or switch 18. The profile selection may be based on at least one of the device class and end user subscription class. The resource management may comprise repeated or iterative calls to building, selecting, mapping and applying profiles to update the resource policies for an end user device 12a, 12b.
Patent GB-2543691-A (GB)
Title: Image pickup device and miage pickup system
Inventor: TARO KATO
IPC: H01L27/146
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: An image pickup device includes a pixel region having a plurality of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged, the plurality of pixels each serving as a focus detection pixel and an image pickup pixel, and each capable of outputting a signal for focus detection based on phase difference detection; a plurality of microlenses 1201, each of the plurality of microlenses being arranged to correspond to respective photoelectric conversion units 1103 of the respective pixels; and a transfer transistor configured to transfer charges generated in the photoelectric conversion units, where the microlenses 1201 are orthogonally projected onto the corresponding photoelectric conversion units 1103 and the vertex positions of the microlenses are off center positions of the microlenses towards a direction away from a gate electrode Tx of the transfer transistor. Also disclosed is a similar image pickup device which does not require the transfer transistor but where the microlenses are provided on both an active pixel region and an optical black region.
Patent GB-2550660-A (GB)
Title: Imaging module and reader for,and method of,expeditiously setting imaging parameters of imagers for imaging targets to be read over a range of working dista
Inventor: DAVID P GOREN
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 2017-03-23
Abstract: Method of setting an imaging parameter for imaging targets to be electro-optically read over a range of working distances, comprising: providing near and far imagers with respectively wide and narrow fields of view; capturing a portion of an image of the target; determining distance to target and light intensity of captured image portion; capturing an image of the target; wherein, based on at least one of determined distance and light intensity: near or far imager is selected; illumination level for the target is controlled; value of the parameter is set. Targets may be barcode symbols. Parameter may be exposure or gain. Parameter values may be stored in a look-up table (LUT). Imaging sensors may operate at a predetermined frame rate. Light intensity may be determined at a faster rate than the frame rate. Image may comprise pixels arranged in rows and columns. Illumination level may be less for close targets and greater for remote targets and may be varied as a continuous analogue function or stepwise multi-level function. Each imager may have its own optical axis. Distance may be determined by a range finder that emits an aiming beam (eg. laser) along an axis offset from the imagers optical axes.